Morning Reflections: Listening to the Body

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I asked my body what it needs and then listened to the reply:

Warmth and release.
Let all tension dissolve. Nothing seems to flow, so pause.  
Whatever you are resisting, please let it go.

Thank you for asking, and for your warm embrace.

Please keep listening to me.  Though there may seem to be separation, in truth, we are not apart.
Honour the physical by truly listening to it, 
not through cravings of the ego's conditioning.
But with an openness to learn and understand what I am.

Many believe they understand, yet few truly do.
Observing is not the same as listening.

Do not force.
Do not push.
Now is the time for stillness, for listening, 
for learning as rapid changes continue within.

After Thoughts

December feels like a month of stillness—a sacred pause where wisdom flows quietly through the spaces we create by simply being. It’s a time to learn not through words, but through listening with the fullness of your being. And where better to start than with your body, the intimate vessel of your inner world?

As you listen, don’t strain for a voice or search for answers. Instead, clear your mind and open your heart to the whispers of sensation, to the pull of instinct, and to the images or ideas that might gently rise like morning mist. Let your awareness wander freely, embracing the subtle language of your inner self.

Relish this season of stillness—a gift of connection, of presence, and of quiet discovery.